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Academy Software Foundation Launches Samsung-Led Project Aimed at Mobile Content


The Academy Software Foundation has launched a Samsung-Led project aimed at mobile content creation

OpenAPV responds to improvements in smartphone camera performance by focusing on professional-grade video recording and editing capabilities for these devices. Samsung unveiled the APV codec in 2023, which it claims can provide “perceptually lossless” video quality while consuming 20% less storage compared to existing formats. Added the Foundation’s exec director David Morin, “Samsung’s longstanding commitment to open source has been a model for companies in many industries.

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